the best engine.......
is the one where you will have the best availibility to the parts you need for the enigine you will run....
sure all the motors are fast!! any of the ones mentioned above will fly!!
but if first time motor in the 1/8 scale arena stay with one "Your" local hobby shop carries parts for..
sure you could buy a "Black Magic" or any other 500.00 or 600.00 high end motor but if you can not get parts for it it is the "Slowest" motor in the field......
but getting around the track is the fastest motor of all.....
point i make localy by running a old beat up inexpensive hobby people motor named an XTM Pro... i have the V-spec's and the RB's and hot rodded "O'donnel" and JP motors....sure they help on the pro circut when i need to get every once of power the motor can deliver...
but on a club level good reliable motors would be from O.S. most hobby shops will carry them and the respective parts......
and 90% of the high end motors they will usualy have to order parts depending on your area and if your local hoby shop will carry the parts.....
and piston and sleeves on the high end motors will run any where from 119.00 and up but will vary from state to state...
and the Jammin pipes are pretty good as well "Inexpensive" and solid ...
(JP-1 for top end) and for shorter tracks (JP-2 for Bottom end) will run around 59.00 to 69.00 dollars....
and NOVA and RB pipes while excelent at for what some will pay up to 140.00+ the inexpensive one work "Just As Well" when on a buget...
i see more people shell out thousands of dollars on the best high end laser engraved trick alloy parts and the fastest motor there wallet can aford and then see some guys roll in with cars being held to gether with and no joke "Duct Tape" and roll by these guys with the "Perfect" cars and win week after week.......
on a club level i'll run any where from a Hyper race or 8port or a XTM with a inexpensive Dynamite pipe...and a good tuned clutch...and win 99.9999999% of the time at the bigger races yes i will run my JP or O'Donnel motors if the track alows for there power bands....
and JP-1 and JP-2 pipes on everything...
Guarenteed get some driving under your belt learn to set up your car and
"Tune" your motor and even with a inexpensive motor and pipe you'll be out maybe 210.00 at most...
and you will be able to beat the guys with the 600.00+ dollar motors...
and remember your not "Hooked" up if the car is on it's Lid or tires are just Spining!
slick track run white mugen shoes with some.90 springs....
want more punch and the track has good traction run anything in a Alloy shoe and 1.10 mugen springs.........
Hope some of this will help.....
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